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Wednesday, September 07, 2016

Kwami Ahiabenu, II named Highway Africa Fellow 2016

At the recently held
Highway Africa 2016 on the theme “The Internet and the Media – Celebrations,
Reflections and the Future.“ Penplusbytes’ Kwami Ahiabenu, II was
conferred the highest award of Highway Africa Fellow during the 2016
Telkom-Highway Africa Awards & Gala Dinner held in Rhodes University, South
Africa.

The citation accompanying the award read : “Kwami Ahiabenu is a Ghanaian
visionary. 15 years ago he set Penplusbytes – an institution dedicated to the
training of journalists in digital media. From the outset Kwami reached out to
Highway Africa and sought to collaborate around joint training and the covering
of elections on the continent using mobile and social media. Over the years,
Kwami has made his way to Highway Africa to deliver presentations and training
workshops. This year he will be focusing on Social Media and Elections. A true
friend of Highway Africa, we wish to recognise Kwami Ahiabenu as a Highway
Africa Fellow”.

Elated about the award, Mr. Ahiabenu, II said “ It is a great honor to be
named Highway Africa Fellow, I dedicate this award to my family, hardworking
board and team members of Penplusbytes and it is our expectation that this
award propels us forward in our vision of being a leading institution for
promoting effective governance using technology in Africa and beyond”.

Highway Africa is the world’s largest annual gathering of African
journalists to deliberate on new digital technologies and its related issues.

The 2016 event marked 20 years of championing Africa’s debates on
journalism, media and information and Communication Technology (ICT).